Table 1.
Suicide events in prisons and in forensic hospitals in Germany (univariate analysis).
| Prison 2000–2004 | Forensic hospital 2000-2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 479 | 40 | |||||
| Male | 475 | 99% | 37 | 93% | |||
| Female | 4 | 1% | 3 | 7% | p = 0.012 | ||
| Age (mean ±sd) | 36.2 ± 11.9 | 38.9 ± 13.1 | p = 0.342 | ||||
| Non-german | 114 | 24% | 5 | 13% | p = 0.118 | ||
| Pre-trial | 256 | 53% | 7 | 18% | p < 0.001 | ||
| Violent crime | 248 | 52% | 28 | 70% | p = 0.032 | ||
| Mental disorder | 32 | 7% | 40 | 100% | p < 0.0001 | ||
| Former detention | N = 314 | 120 | 38% | N = 35 | 9 | 26% | p = 0.195 |
| Former suicide attempt | 70 | 15% | 19 | 48% | p < 0.0001 | ||